Westfront 1918

Original title: Westfront 1918: Vier von der Infanterie

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A group of German solders fight on the front line in France at the end of World War I.A group of German solders fight on the front line in France at the end of World War I.A group of German solders fight on the front line in France at the end of World War I.

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7.3/10

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Trivia
This film was banned by the Nazis after they came into power in Germany in 1933.

Goofs
The depth of the trenches is inaccurate. In several scenes where the soldiers are standing up, their heads are higher than the top of the trench, making them easy targets for snipers and also allowing the French to monitor troop movements.

Quotes
Woman in rationed food line: What are you doing? Back of the line!
Another Woman in rationed food line: What's wrong with the old cow? Cutting in line!
Man in rationed food line: Leave the woman alone.
Woman cutting in rationed food line: My Adolf is dead.
Woman in rationed food line: Think you're the only one? That's no reason to cut in line. Go to the back!

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Edited into A Hellish Chaos (2017)

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6/10

Trench warfare

This is the story of life in the trenches during World War 1 from the perspective of 4 German soldiers, one of them a Lieutenant. The fact that they are on the 'other' side makes no difference to the feel of the story or the film's message. War is bad.

There is no particular story to focus on. The film is a sequence of events during wartime and it just carries on after the film has ended, just like it was already in existence once the film had started. It does have dramatic segments, eg, the home visit granted to Gustav Diessl (Karl), the exploits involving Hans-Joachim Mobis (the student) and various battlefield situations, confrontations and realizations.

The film occasionally has slow segments but it is interesting from a social history perspective. What was the point of it all?